Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: could Ten be staging a comeback?

Nine’s night nationally and in the metros, and a very good night for Ten in the metros (break out the Fanta gang, the good times are back!), thanks to MasterChef Australia. In fact in the metros, Ten’s main channel nipped in front of Seven to finish second on the night behind Nine. But that wasn’t repeated in the regions and Seven’s main channel was a clear second, with Ten’s primary channel a clear third. Its regional main channel share of 12.1% was well behind its metro share of 19.1%.

MasterChef Australia had 1.619 million national viewers/ 1.239 million metro/ 380,000 regional viewers, while the MasterClass had 1.368 million national/ 1.050 million metro/ 318,000 regional viewers. Once again Ten’s weakness let it down badly. No wonder Southern Cross Media isn’t happy. Seven News and Home and Away were the standouts for Seven, the rest of the night faded. The Time of Their Lives continue to lose the plot on ABC1 at 8.30pm.

Network channel share:

Nine (28.2%)

Seven (24.7%)

Ten (23.9%)

ABC (16.4%)

SBS (6.9%)

Network main channels:

Nine (21.0%)

Ten (19.1%)

Seven (17.0%)

ABC1 (12.0%)

SBS ONE (5.9%)

Top 5 digital channels:

GO (4.4%)

7TWO (3.9%)

7mate (3.7%)

Gem (2.8%)

ABC (2.6%)

Top 10 national programs:

Nine News — 1.693 million

MasterChef Australia — 1.619 million

Seven News — 1.411 million

MasterChef Masterclass (Ten) — 1.368 million

Home and Away (Seven) — 1.362 million

The Footy Show (Nine) — 1.223 million

The Big Bang Theory repeat episode 2 (Nine) — 1.146 million

ABC News — 1.134 million

A Current Affair (Nine) — 1.122 million

The Big Bang Theory repeat (Nine) — 1.069 million

Top metro programs:

MasterChef Australia — 1.239 million

Nine News — 1.150 million

Seven News — 1.050 million

Masterchef Masterclass (Ten) — 1.051 million

Nine News 6.30 — 1.046 million

Seven News/Today Tonight — 1.033 million

Losers: Another weak night by Seven, who don’t really seem to be caring very much about Thursday nights this year.Metro news and current affairs: